phase-transfer catalyst

noun

A catalyst that migrates a reactant across a phase boundary

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Meanings

nounphase-transfer catalyst (plural phase-transfer catalysts)

plural phase-transfer catalysts

  1. chemistryA catalyst that migrates a reactant across a phase boundary
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